Speakers
Even the best creatives can find themselves stuck in a rut. At re:CHARGE, you’ll find the speakers who have inspired Creative Monsters to new heights all over the world.
Keep checking back to find a confirmed list of re:CHARGE 08 presenters. For the moment, though, here are a few to let your Creative Monsters chew on:
Stefan G. Bucher
URL: 344design.com
Stefan G. Bucher is a writer, graphic designer, and illustrator. He is the man behind 344design.com, store344.com, and dailymonster.com. He is the author and designer of the book “All Access—The Making of Thirty Extraordinary Graphic Designers….”
Juliet D'Ambrosio
URL: www.iconologic.com
Juliet D’Ambrosio is Editorial Director at Iconologic, an Atlanta-based brand design firm, where she oversees creative strategy and writing for some of the world’s leading corporate and cultural institutions, including Coca-Cola, the International Olympic Committee…
Cyrus Highsmith
URL: fontbureau.com
In 1997 Cyrus Highsmith graduated with honors from Rhode Island School of Design and joined the Font Bureau. As Senior Designer, he concentrates on development of new type series. A faculty member at RISD, he teaches typography in the department of Graphic Design…
Sally Hogshead
URL: radicalcareering.com
Growing up with the last name Hogshead would give anyone an unconventional point of view. Today Sally is a speaker, author, and branding expert on radical innovation. Sally’s insights have been profiled by The New York Times, NBC, ABC, CBS and MSNBC...
Berwyn Hung
URL: praxiumpress.com
Berwyn Hung is currently the Assistant Director of Design at The Creative Circus in Atlanta. Much of his work involves creating new classes that address the changing landscape of agencies and the growing roll of designers in the world as well as emerging technologies…
Jeff Matz
URL: luredesigninc.com
Jeff Matz is a founding partner of Lure Design in Orlando, Florida, a full-service design studio working in corporate communications, branding, packaging and book design. Most notably, Jeff has been recognized for his hand screen-printed posters. His work has been published…
Debbie Millman
URL: sterlingbrands.com
Debbie Millman has been in the design business for the last 20 years fulfilling her dream of working in branding and furthering the meaning, purpose and stature of brands in our culture. Debbie is a Partner and President of the Design division at Sterling Brands…
nGen Works
URL: www.ngenworks.com
Fun. Seriously. Passion, collaboration, flexibility, creativity, energy and fun. nGen was founded on the premise of “serious fun” – they’re serious in how they approach every challenge and they make it fun or they wouldn’t keep doing it…
Matt Rollins
URL: iconologic.com
Matt Rollins is Creative Director at ICONOLOGIC, a brand design firm in Atlanta. His current clients include the International Olympic Committee, Coca-Cola, The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Volkswagen and Andre Benjamin…
Christopher Simmons
URL: minesf.com
Christopher Simmons is a designer, author, educator, design advocate and principal of the noted San Francisco design office, MINE™. Christopher writes the regular column My First Time for STEP magazine, is the author of three books on identity design… (Photo © Jeffery Newbury)
Carl Smith
URL: www.ngenworks.com
Carl Smith is a country singer, former NFL offensive coordinator and professor of American Studies at Yale University. None of those people, however, are this Carl Smith. This Carl Smith is an entrepreneur, usability specialist and founding partner at nGen Works…
Ann Willoughby
URL: willoughbydesign.com
Willoughby’s holistic approach to design and business is reflected in the company’s unique studio environment — a collaborative space where designers work alongside entrepreneurs, strategists, writers and specialists to innovate…